The EV/EBITDA of Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG is 9.50
EV/EBITDA is enterprise value divided by earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization. It is a measure of how expensive a stock is and is more frequently valid for comparisons across companies than the price to earnings ratio. It measures the price (in the form of enterprise value) an investor pays for the benefit of the company’s cash flow (in the form of EBITDA).
= enterprise value / EBITDA
Price to earnings ratios are impacted by a company's choice of capital structure - companies which raise money via debt will have lower P/Es (and therefore look cheaper) than companies that raise an equivalent amount of money by issuing shares, even though the two companies might have equivalent enterprise values. A sample case is when a company with debt were to raise money by issuing shares of stock, and then used the money to pay off the debt, this company's P/E ratio would shoot up because of the increased number of shares - although nothing about the fundamental value of the business has changed. EV / EBITDA is unaffected by capital structure as enterprise value includes the value of debt, and EBITDA is available to all investors (debt and equity) as it excludes interest payments on that debt. It is ideal for analysts and potential investors looking to compare companies within the same industry.
Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in Germany, the Czech Republic, and internationally. It operates through Housing, Life and Health Insurance, Property/Casualty Insurance, and All Other segments. The Housing segment offers home loan savings and banking products primarily for retail customers, such as home loan savings contracts, bridging loans, and mortgage loans. The Life and Health Insurance segment provides life and health insurance products for individuals and groups, including classic and unit-linked life and annuity insurance, term insurance, classic and unit-linked Riester and basic pensions, and occupational disability insurance, as well as full and supplementary private health insurance and nursing care insurance. The Property/Casualty Insurance segment offers various insurance products for retail and corporate customers, including general liability, casualty, motor, household, residential building, legal expenses, transport, and technical insurance. The All Other segment provides asset management and property development services; and markets home loan savings and banking products. The company distributes its products and services through partners, brokers, and its mobile sales force, as well as through online sales channels. Wüstenrot & Württembergische AG was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.